Hunter Biden, son of U.S. President Joe Biden, sits with his attorney Abbe Lowell as he makes a surprise appearance at a House Oversight Committee markup and meeting to vote on whether to hold Biden in contempt of Congress for failing to respond to a request to testify to the House last month, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., January 10, 2024.
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Hunter Biden walked out on Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene after making a surprise appearance at a congressional hearing.”Excuse me, Hunter, apparently you’re afraid of my words,” Greene said as he walked out.The House Oversight Committee was meeting to vote on whether to hold Biden in contempt for defying a subpoena.
Hunter Biden made a surprise appearance at a congressional hearing Wednesday but walked out roughly half an hour into it — right as GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia began speaking.
“Thank you, Mr. Chairman,” Greene said when she was recognized. Moments later, Biden stood up and began walking out.
“Excuse me, Hunter, apparently you’re afraid of my words,” Greene said as Biden left the hearing room. Others were heard exclaiming in the background and one person was overheard asking, “Where’s he going?”
“Aw,” Greene said. “Wow, that’s too bad.”
Hunter Biden walks out on Marjorie Taylor Greene pic.twitter.com/6z28xG6ly6
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The House Oversight Committee was meeting to vote on whether to hold Biden, President Joe Biden’s son, in contempt of Congress after he failed to appear for a closed-door deposition last month in response to a subpoena.
Biden said he would only testify publicly. He told reporters at a press conference last month that GOP Rep. James Comer, the chairman of the oversight committee, had previously said he would “drop everything” if Biden wanted to answer questions in a public setting.
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